COVENTRY resume their Elite League campaign tonight with the visit of Wolverhampton – always one of the most eagerly-awaited fixtures on the calendar.

Wolves generally put on a strong performance at Brandon and the Buildbase Bees will be hoping there is no rustiness after their fortnight’s break having taken four points against Peterborough on Good Friday.

Former skipper Chris Harris again stands in for the injured Hans Andersen at No.1, with Bees having booked Scott Nicholls for their high-profile trip to Poole on Monday.

Wolverhampton are without British youngster Tai Woffinden – he, like Andersen, being the victim of a non-speedway injury, as he suffered a broken collarbone in a recent BMX bike accident.

Wolves have intriguingly deployed the rider-replacement facility in the No.2 position, which means they will potentially be able to pair up Swedish superstars Freddie Lindgren and Peter Karlsson on three occasions, although Bees would hope to carry more strength in their middle and lower order.

Whether they can will probably be dependent on the form of Ty Proctor, often a key man for Wolves at Brandon, and also Coventry loanee Ricky Wells, who has shown signs of getting to grips with the Elite League this season.

Bees co-promoter Colin Pratt said: “This is going to be a tough meeting against what is a strong Wolverhampton team.

“With Tai Woffinden second in their averages, all of their other riders can take an extra ride, and I know Peter Karlsson in particular has been in really good form of late.

“We’ve made a more than reasonable start to the season ourselves and to have two convincing home wins on the board and a point away at Peterborough is something we would certainly have taken before we got going.

“Przemyslaw Pawlicki is in our top five tonight and that’s something we always knew was going to happen sooner rather than later. He was a great weapon to have at reserve but I still feel we should be strong there.”

“It’s always nice to beat Wolverhampton and with us each having won the league once in the last two seasons, let’s see who comes out on top this time.”

Pawlicki effectively swaps places with Richard Sweetman who takes over at reserve alongside Josh Auty, who makes his first Coventry appearance of the season having scored heavily for Sheffield in the Premier League so far. Pratt has also confirmed that with Wolverhampton only scheduled to visit Brandon once in the Elite League, talks are taking place between the Bees, Wolves and Birmingham about the possibility of a Midland League involving all three clubs later in the campaign.